For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing substantive legal support to the United States Attorney's office Eastern District of Missouri. Typical work assignments will include:

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

Eligibility for the GS 09 requires meeting certain standards, which are as follows: Specialized Experience: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal service. Specialized experience refers to the experience of assisting an attorney in preparing for trial. This includes making recommendations on how to proceed with trial presentations, using office automation tools to create physical and digital trial presentations, working with investigators, agents, and legal support staff, handling a wide variety of evidence and discovery, and providing technical assistance to litigation teams. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field: 1) I have obtained a master's degree, or an equivalent graduate degree; or 2) 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or 3) earned an LL.B. or J.D. degree if related. Combination: I have a combination of specialized experience (as described in A) and education (as described in B) which when combined equal 100% of the requirement. (For more information on how a combination of specialized experience and education may be used to meet the total qualification requirements for this grade level, please visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards)

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov

OR

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Eastern District of Missouri 111 S. 10th Street St. Louis, MO 63102 US
• Name: Jessica Griffin
• Phone: 314-539-3996
• Email: [email protected]